Clemens M Schirmer MD PhD, FAANS, FAHA
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology, Neurotrauma, Neurocritical Care
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program, Program Director, CAST Neuroendovascular Fellowship, Director, Geisinger Comprehensive Stroke Centers, System Director of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Geisinger Health System
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100 N Academy AveDanville, PA 17822
Phone+1 570-271-6437
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Summary
- Dr. Clemens Schirmer is a neurosurgeon in Wilkes-Barre, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, and Select Specialty Hospital-Danville. He received his medical degree from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including German. He specializes in cerebrovascular neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology, neurotrauma, and neurocritical care and is experienced in vertebral artery dissection, stroke, cerebral angiography, intracranial mechanical thrombectomy, and vertebroplasty.
Education & Training
Tufts Medical CenterChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2010- Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2010
Lahey ClinicChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2009
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2008- Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Interventional Neuroradiology / Endovascular Neurosurgery, 2005 - 2007
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2004 - 2005- Tufts Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 2003 - 2004
University of HeidelbergInternship in Neurosurgery, 2002 - 2003
Harvard Medical SchoolHMI, Medicine, 2001 - 2002
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Faculty of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2014
- Fellow (FAHA) American Heart Association / Stroke Council, 2015
- Senior Member Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Helping Stroke Patients With ThermoSuit Cooling Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 25
- Assessing the WAVE Extra Soft Coil in Intracranial Aneurysms and Comparing Imaging Modalities Start of enrollment: 2019 Nov 05
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparison of embolic agents in preoperative embolization for intracranial meningiomas: multicenter adjusted analysis of 275 cases.Julio Isidor, Rahim Abo Kasem, Mohammad-Mahdi Sowlat, Conor Cunningham, Michael Levitt
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2025-03-26 - Prediction of persistent incomplete occlusion of intracranial aneurysms treated with woven EndoBridge device.Muhammed Amir Essibayi, Mohamed Sobhi Jabal, Hasan Jamil, Hamza Adel Salim, Basel Musmar
Neurosurgical Review. 2025-03-22 - Defining ideal middle cerebral artery bifurcation aneurysm size for Woven EndoBridge embolization.Nimer Adeeb, Basel Musmar, Hamza Adel Salim, Assala Aslan, Anika Alla
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2025-03-01
Journal Articles
- Zero-Delay Mechanical Thrombectomy for Distal Large Vessel Occlusion Detected on Intraoperative Angiogram After Microsurgical Clipping of a Posterior Communicating Art...Sanjay Konakondla, Christoph J Griessenauer, Oded Goren, Clemens M Schirmer, World Neurosurgery
Press Mentions
Rx for Rural Health: Pandemic Accelerates Growth of TelemedicineMarch 30th, 2021- Rx for Rural Health | Amidst Daunting Challenges, Innovations Offer PromiseMarch 26th, 2021
- Heart Attack, Stroke Patients Keep from Hospitals Owing to COVID FearsJune 11th, 2020
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- President Hampden District
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
- Society of NeuroInterventional SurgerySenior Member
Other Languages
- German
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